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Archive: March 2010

Pieta, An Early Morning Reflection

Some time ago I read a meditation somewhere on motherhood and Michelangelo’s Pieta. It was by a mother who was, if I recall correctly, enjoying that wonderful stage of parenting a newborn, spending hours cuddling her little baby and pressing...

A Dash of Mommy Guilt with Your Morning Coffee?

This is an example of why I abhor parenting “experts”: In yesterday’s paper a column called Ask Nanny Yvonne… an expectant mother writes in asking for general advice on preventing issues from arising with her soon to be born...

An Experiment

Today at my sister-in-law’s house Ben fell asleep while nursing. I really wanted to hold my new niece so I let my sister-in-law talk me into trying to put him down in the toddler bed. He slept for more than an our (and I got to hold the...

7 Quick Takes

1. Happy feast of St Joseph! I successfully took all three children to daily Mass this morning all by myself. It’s our parish’s feast day and they were having a special Mass. For some reason when Father announced it on Sunday, I decided...

Head for the Hills

Yesterday the kids and I took a little drive and met my friend and former roommate, Meghan for a walk at the Blue Hills Reservation. I got to meet Meghan’s sweet little William, just 8 weeks old. The plan was to stroll around Houghton’s...

Breaking and Entering and Engagement Rings

Five years ago today Dom knelt down on my kitchen floor and presented me with a diamond ring… after boosting me through my roommate’s small bedroom window. We’d been engaged for a week or so; but we’d done things out of order...

As at Meribah and Massah

Excess of water. Our yard, flooded with all the spring rains we’ve been having. Every morning in the Invitatory Psalm we pray:   Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah, as on the day of Massah in the desert. There your ancestors tested...

How to Perform Acts of Mercy and Kindness

From a sermon by Saint Gregory Nazianzen Blessed are the merciful, because they shall obtain mercy, says the Scripture. Mercy is not the least of the beatitudes. Again: Blessed is he who is considerate to the needy and the poor. Once more: Generous...

Health, Sleep Updates

I write these little updates as much for myself, to keep a record, to have it straight in my head, to think things through. But I suppose other people like looking over my shoulder and feeling they aren’t alone in fighting the sleep battles...

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